All Episodes

129: Oreo Gate and the Anxious Parent Problem

128: The Friction is the Point: Stop Trying to Optimize Yourself Out of Life

127: Anxiety, Intuition & the Pressure to Make the Perfect Choice

126: Are we allowed to talk about Ariana Grande?

125: The Internet Is Fake. Now What? (AI influencers)

124: The Red Flag Industrial Complex with Todd Baratz

123: What If Fixing Your Pain Is Making It Worse? (Amanda's Chronic Pain Story, Pt. 2)

122: Amanda's Pregnancy, Birth & Chronic Pain Story, Pt. 1

121: Rerun - Burnout: Stop Stealing From Tomorrow To Fix Today

120: Lena Dunham & the Stories We Tell About Women

119: Your Attachment Style Isn't a Personality Type with Yolanda Renteria

118: Queer Eye: Kamaro's Exit and The Performance of Healing

117: Britney Spears and the Line Between Free Will and Saving Someone

116: You Can't Optimize Your Way Out of Being Human

115: The Self-Esteem Movement Was a Political Stunt

114: How Social Media Sells You Problems, Anxiety & Solutions

113: Rethinking Princess Diana: Mental Health, Eating Disorders & BPD

112: Weight, Health, and Body Positivity with Edie Stark

111: Turning Grief Into Action with Shannon Watts

110: Her Boyfriend Talked to ChatGPT About Their Relationship and They Broke Up

109: The Truth About Emotions & How to Feel Better

108: Why You Feel So Empty (And What's Actually Missing) with Jennifer Wallace

107: The Legacy of Trauma (JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessett)

106: Punching Pillows Doesn't Work & The Myth of Catharsis

105: Depression, Anxiety, and the Myth of the Chemical Imbalance

104: Taylor Frankie Paul & The Cost of Reality TV

103: What's REALLY going on with Men's Mental Health with Dr. Audra Horney

102: The Female Ambition Penalty with Stefanie O'Connell

101: Q+A: Echo Chambers, Critical Thinking & Friendship

100: America's Next Top Model & Its Cultural Impact

99: How to Have Healthy Relationships with Nedra Tawwab

98: We're Labeling the Wrong Things

97: Are We Over-Therapized?

96: Excellence isn't a Dirty Word with Brad Stulberg

95: Creating Routines in Times of Crisis

94: Bachelorettes & Wedding Culture

93: Friendship Breakups & Ashley Tisdale

92: Is Influencer Culture Dead?

91: Rerun: Stop Flaking on Your Friends

90: Rerun: The Weaponization of Boundaries

89: What People Get Wrong About Estrangement with Whitney Goodman

88: How to Reflect On A Year That Felt Like Being Awake During Surgery

87: Therapy Speak is not Therapy

86: What 2025 Taught Us

85: Why In-Law Relationships Are So Complicated with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish

84: Not Everything is About You: The Bean Soup Theory

83: Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing?

82: Fight Right: How to Have Healthy Conflict & Repair Relationships

81: What Moms Don't Talk About: Postpartum OCD and Alcohol with Suzanne Wayre

80: Things We're Weirdly Passionate About That Don't Matter

79: You're Not Too Busy to Have People Over with Chelsea Fagan

78: Our Self Care and Self Sabotage Patterns

77: The Reality of Caregiving: How Sam's Experience Shaped Her Life

76: The Critical Thinking Crisis Started in Schools with Dr. Jennifer Weber

75: Ultimate Trauma Episode: Everything You Want to Know

74: When to Stay, When to Go, & How to Know (Sam's Moving!!)

73: Sabrina Carpenter: Are We Critiquing Art or Policing Women?

72: Stop Fighting Your Anxiety (What to Do Instead)

71: Messy Consistency: The Antidote to Perfectionist Paralysis

70: The Antidote to Political Doomscrolling: Building Hope and Community with Amanda's Mild Takes

69: Self-Care or Conformity? Navigating Modern Beauty Culture

68: Are we allowed to feel joy right now? (A Taylor Swift Episode)

67: The Girl Who Fell In Love with Her Psychiatrist (AI, Social Media, & Mental Health)

66: How to Build Better Friendships w/ Danielle Bayard Jackson

65: Loneliness & The Myth of "I'll be Happy When"

64: What Watching People Die Taught Me About Living

63: How to Process Your Emotions

62: I don't want to have sex with my husband: FAQ

61: Sexual Shame & Purity Culture

60: Have you ever thought you hit someone with your car?

59: Coping with OCD with Kimberly Quinlan

58: Living with Chronic Suicidal Thoughts: Suicide FAQ

57: The Suicide Conversation Nobody's Having

56: Princess Treatment & Feminine Energy

55: No Isn't Always a Complete Sentence: Boundaries Part 2

54: How to Combat Misinformation with Matthew Facciani

53: Q+A- My Therapist Won’t Confirm my CPTSD & more!

52: The Pros & Cons of Self Diagnosis

51: Is "Therapy Culture" Really to Blame for Estrangement & Child Free Adults?

50: How Wellness Culture Weaponizes Women's Health & Ferility

49: Resting Girl Summer

48: The Truth About Tradwives with Jo Piazza

47: The Problem with #ShadowWork

46: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

45: Raising Resilient Kids: Finding Balance in an Anxious World (Pt 2)

44: Are We All Just Intensive & Anxious Parenting? (Pt 1)

43: Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder with Britt Frank

42: The Illusion of Being Cool & Exhaustion of Pretending Not to Care

41: Sam's Reflections on Starting Over (Pt 2)

40: Mormon Culture & Utah Life: Sam's Journey of Deconstruction (Pt 1)

39: Finding Hope in History: What Eleanor Roosevelt Taught Sam About Taking Action

38: Stop Calling Everyone a Narcissist with Britt Frank

37: Your Vacation Won't Fix Your Burnout : FAQ (Pt 2)

36: Burnout: Stop Stealing From Tomorrow To Fix Today (Pt 1)

35: Why Money Issues Are Mental Health Issues with Chelsea Fagan

34: BONUS: Pep Talk About Economic & Political Uncertainty

33: We Need to Talk About SkinnyTok

32: Manifesting, Magical Thinking & Grief: Coping When Things Fall Apart

31: Not Everything is "Trauma Dumping"- How Therapy Speak is Killing Friendships

30: Millennial Friendship, Parenting and Social Media with Kate Kennedy

29: The Problem with the "Let Them" Theory & Why Overly Simplistic Advice Fails Us

28: Why People Pleasing Makes You Angry & How to Stop Part 2

27: Why People Pleasing Can Be Manipulative Part 1

26: Your Fear of Discomfort is Keeping You Stuck

25: How to Break Free from Perfectionism & Live Your Values

24: How to Prevent Parental Estrangement with Whitney Goodman, LMFT

23: You Do Owe People Things: The Myth of Zero Obligations

22: BONUS: Post- Inauguration Processing & Pep Talk

21: Stop Flaking On Your Friends!

20: Mental Health Advice That Changed Our Lives Part 2

19: Mental Health Advice That Changed Our Lives Part 1

18: Why We Hate Resolutions: What to do Instead

17: Holiday Pep Talk!

16: Taylor Swift Therapy: The End of The Eras Tour

15: How to Actually Change: The Messy Truth No One Talks About

14: How to Break free from All-or-Nothing Thinking & Find Joy Online

13: How to Decide If You Want To Have Kids & Why It's Okay to Question It

12: How to Be Happy Being Single (Even If You Want a Partner)

11: Parental Estrangement: Trend or Necessity?

10: Post Election Processing: Grief & Hope In Hard Times

9: Self-Care Spending Trap Part 2: When Doctors Become Influencers

8: Self-Care Spending Trap: When Wellness Becomes Overconsumption

7: When Their Breakup Feels Like Yours: The Psychology of Celebrity Relationships

6: Coaching v. Therapy and How to Be an Informed Social Media Consumer

5: Chappell Roan: The Nuance of Fame, Mental Health & Public Perception

4: BONUS: Hurricane Influencers and Social Media Misinformation

3: Momtok, Mormonism & Faith Deconstruction

1: Who We Are and How We Got Here

2: The Weaponization of Boundaries

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